The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed to “forcefully stop” vessels attempting to defy the management rules enforced by its Navy regarding international transit through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi made the remarks on Monday, warning that any maritime movement running counter to principles declared by the Navy would face serious risks.

He ruled out as "baseless" statements made to the contrary by American officials and various institutions, such as the UK Maritime Trade Organization, regarding maritime affairs governing the Persian Gulf.

"There has been no change in the management of the Strait of Hormuz. Any maritime movement by civilian and commercial vessels that complies with the transit protocols issued by the IRGC Navy, and is carried out along designated routes in coordination [with the relevant authorities], will enjoy security and safety," he underlined.

He emphasized that it was essential for all shipping and insurance companies to pay heed to the IRGC's related statements.

Iran shut down the chokepoint to enemies and their allies following the launch on February 28 of the United States' and the Israeli regime's latest bout of unprovoked aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

It began exercising far stricter controls last month after Donald Trump announced an illegal blockade of Iranian vessels and ports in continuation of the aggression and in violation of the terms of a ceasefire the US president, himself, had declared earlier.

On Friday, the IRGC's Navy pledged to enforce Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei's "historic" directive concerning the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Ayatollah Khamenei had issued the directive a day earlier, asserting that foreigners with "ominous" plots targeting the Persian Gulf had no place in the region "except at the bottom of its waters."